A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
33.2904, -96.6606
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies just to the south of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Franklin Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Culwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLarry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melissa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mugg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smallwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forbis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rhea Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McKinney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prosper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowry Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valdasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Van Alstyne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Cannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Franklin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allen
- Celina
- Frisco
- McKinney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1357680 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357680 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Collin
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2903921 Lon: -96.6602703
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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